Social Media as a Source of Values for Modern Russian Youth

The article presents the results of an applied study of social media as one of the sources of value attitudes of Russian youth. The analysis of information flows in social media allowed us to identify two main types of communities. They are pro-government ones, which are a digital springboard for promoting values according to the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated 11.09.2022 No. 809 «On Approval of the Foundations of State Policy for the Preservation and strengthening of Traditional Russian spiritual and moral values», as well as opposition communities, including digital SCRAP resources and foreign agents who form counter-value flows based on Western values and aimed at involving young people in them.